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Microsoft has released Microsoft-Decision-1, a decision model post-trained on Alibaba's Qwen3.5-9B that it says beats LLMs and Jev 1.13.0 on latency and accuracy in structured decision tasks, and is being tested across all its business areas.
Most U.S. nuclear reactors have adopted AI tools this year, mainly for paperwork and compliance, not operations.
Fast-food chains and supermarkets are expanding AI pricing and checkout tools, as a federal antitrust lawsuit alleges McDonald's overcharged customers. Experts warn the tools could make dynamic and personalized pricing more common, complicating inflation measurement.
Apple may unveil HomeView display on Oct. 13, plus new HomePod mini and Apple TV 4K, per Bloomberg via Android Authority.
Oct. 13 Korean history: Kim Dae-jung's Nobel, inter-Korean talks, Kakao privacy, Korea-China currency swap and 'Squid Game'.
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew said AI will drive major breakthroughs in physics, biotech, chemistry and materials science within three years, as ByteDance expands AI research and Chew warns of cybersecurity risks.
Dell's Top Tech Event runs through Oct. 12 with laptop discounts up to $500. TechRadar highlights five picks from $499, including the Dell 15, Dell 16, Dell 14 Plus, Dell 16S, and XPS 13.
Liu Nianqiu founded Feimoyi in 2026 to build open-world Physical Agents, backed by near-$100M IDG-led seed funding.
Let's Encrypt will shorten its default TLS certificate validity from 90 days to 64 days starting Feb. 10, 2027, with a further cut to 45 days planned for 2028 and a shorter domain-validation reuse window.
BotMan AI uses knowledge graphs to map legacy applications and give AI agents context to rebuild systems.
Amazon is reportedly negotiating to acquire AI developer Decart.ai in a deal worth up to $7 billion, with a Wall Street Journal report saying an agreement could come within days. Decart's software moves AI workloads between different processors, and Anthropic previously walked away from a reported $6 billion bid.
Meta's Muse and OpenAI's always-on Dots both keep working after users leave, but they differ on price, permissions and availability.
New Constructs values Anthropic at $150 billion and calls its planned Nasdaq IPO the 'most ridiculous IPO of 2026,' saying the $2 trillion target tests investor gullibility.
Apple preps iPhone Duo launch; Cook visits Guangzhou; Tencent Yuanqi to shut down; SpaceXAI renamed SpaceXSI.
Cloudflare released Clef-omni on Oct. 9, 2026, an open-weight 30B-A3B MoE model that returns probability-scored decisions across text, images, audio and video in one call.
A Northeastern University study of 21 late-model cars and 30 automaker apps found 19 cars sent data to at least one third-party company and 28 apps contacted an advertising or analytics company, with some sharing VINs, email addresses and precise locations. Four GM apps sent VINs to 10 companies, and Honda later asked Amplitude to delete location data.
Blizzard says WoW: Forever will not add modern WoW races, focusing instead on foundational Warcraft lore and its own continuity.
Apple to unveil HomeView smart home hub with display and A18 chip, plus updated Apple TV and HomePod mini, report says.
MSI launched the Prestige N16 Flip AI+, a 16-inch RTX Spark convertible with up to 128GB RAM and a 2TB SSD, joining Microsoft, Dell, HP, Lenovo, ASUS and Acer in Nvidia's new laptop ecosystem. Prices start at $3,299 in the US.
theCUBE will cover SEMICON West on Oct. 14, focusing on AI-powered chip engineering and Vinci4D's $250M funding.
Elgin Community College asked Flock Safety to remove six cameras in October 2025, but the company refused, leading staff to cover the devices until the contract expired in April 2026, The Verge reported.
Anbernic has announced the RG DDS, a clamshell dual-screen handheld pairing a 5:3 main display with a 4:3 secondary screen, running Qualcomm's Snapdragon G2 Gen 2 chip.
Rumored Apple TV adds built-in mic for Siri and a remote speaker for finding the remote; it may ship Oct. 30 with an A19 chip.
Bloomberg says Apple's smart home hub will be called HomeView, debut at its 'Welcome home' event and ship in November.